Pizza Today - September 2024 - 18
Expansion - Always on Your Mind
Building Blocks
Nick Bogacz
Founder & President
Caliente Pizza & Draft House
" I'm always thinking one step
ahead. Like a carpenter that
makes stairs. "
Andy Bernard
W
e talked about
expansion in the last
installment. In that
spirit I wanted to describe
what I do in the " down " time
in between expansions. What
I have found is that just fl ipping
a switch to start thinking
about expansion is a lot more
diffi cult than always planning
it. Being well prepared is the
fi rst step in taking the next
leap in your business. It is
also the way to fi nd the best
deal and to expand the most
effi cient way.
I am always on the hunt for
the next location or opportunity.
I have many methods
of looking for the next part
of our expansion. First, I like
the ways that I can personally
search and fi nd deals. I have
found restaurants on Craigslist,
Facebook, and through
listening to what people tell
me. Once you have a pizzeria,
everyone will tell you about
where to put the next one or
where there is one for sale. I
explore every option - because
you never know what
the situation is until you lay
your own eyes on it. Our 4th
location was brought to me
and for 6 months I would not
go look at it because I did
not think it fi t our mold.
As soon as I walked in, I
realized it was perfect. Six
years later it is one of our
best locations. I have never
made the mistake of not at
least looking at a potential
location again.
When I am scouring
Craigslist or Facebook
Marketplace for new locations,
I am also looking for
equipment. Big secret to let
you in on: the best time to
buy equipment is when you
don't need it. It stretches
out the investment needed
to enter a new location. You
also are buying from a place
where you can negotiate the
best price on equipment
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because it is not an immediate
need. As I have mentioned
before I like to buy
newly used equipment for
everything but refrigeration.
We have a space where we
keep mixers, ovens, stainless
and anything else that may
have been a good deal in
between buying locations.
Th e other thing we always
work on and plan while we
are on the hunt for the next
location? We strengthen
our current operations and
systems. We are consistently
updating our training
program and our training
materials. It is crucial to be
always working on any kinks
in our systems that may
prevent future growth.
When we buy new locations
no two kitchens are ever
the same, so we are always
thinking of how to simplify
our methods without
sacrifi cing quality. In
between opening new stores,
we have found if we spend
time getting as operationally
sound as possible it makes
the next location that much
easier. We have recently
perfected and tested - and
now implemented - par
baking all of our pan dough.
In the next installment of
Building Blocks, we will dig
into all the styles of dough
we have added to our menu
over the years.
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